Friday, February 26, 2016

Unofficial Sasuke Update Show #5 on Nico Nico!

I'm happy that the Update shows are going on at a timely basis! Previous shows (February, January, December and October). November was the big month where he and Ryo were building Sasuke Indonesia and produced 13 behind the scenes videos on Nico Nico. There was an announcement this week on their new Twitter account that the next one is approaching fast. The name of the
Twitter handle is S ura channel (which means Sasuke back channel).

Online Streaming Service Nico Nico (placeholder - page will be available March 5)

For those who are curious.. what is Nico Nico? This is the online
streaming service that was used during the Sasuke 30 and 31 broadcasts
that had commentary on the tournament while it was airing live in
Japan. Over the past Sasuke 31 season, it was used often for community
updates and additional content. This particular channel is new as this
is a channel started specifically by the Sasuke Director himself. I
mentioned this before, but it bears repeating: I need to reiterate something about the channel. This is not
an official channel for TBS. This is his own personal channel and the
views and impressions on this broadcast/channel are not the official
views of TBS. For those who are unaware, Mr. Inui was hired to direct
Sasuke after the collapse and eventual bankruptcy of Monster 9.
He is now creative owner for the televised image of Sasuke and he
serves not only as Executive Director but sole Editor of the televised
show. However, he is President of FolCom
and considered to be an outside independent contractor hired by TBS.
Remember that while what he discusses about the composition of the show
(which he controls), he does not serve as representative of TBS. TBS
controls the license of the show and is the only one certified to
announce any official plans. He wanted to make sure everyone knew that
up front and there are certain answer he is just unable to give since
he has limited control of the show and cannot possibly speak for TBS in
an official capacity.

New Poster is up! The line-up for Broadcast #5 is smaller but has Director Inui at the helm as host along with 2 Sasuke Stars to answer fan questions now that Sasuke 32's Official Application is now live! They expect a lot more questions now that it is official (and probably a lot of begging. LOL) so having a smaller cast may be advantageous to getting a lot of answers to those fan questions.

The hope was for this informal channel is to provide a monthly update
on the world of Sasuke from his perspective and provide an opportunity
to engage the community live. They seem to be doing more this time by
not just keeping up with the Nico Nico live chat but also engaging the
Twitter chatter and hinting in expanding to other platforms to interact with a larger audience.. They are actively working on the sound and video
quality so it is their hope they aren't plagued by tech issues. He'll answer what he can so again, there are some topics he cannot formally address as
it's either out of his hands, political or he just doesn't know the
answer.